Packages Repository, fluxbox - idesk - etc Options

[zogs]

Hi
if you want fluxbox, idesk, irssi or other packages precompiled for your OepnBSD 4.0 in your zaurus
you can put your PKG_PATH in http://www5.autistici.org/c0de/obsd/pkg4.0/

here if you want a howto for setting some pkg_path for your pkg_add [simple howto for setting PKG_PATH]

sorry my english I'm drinking

[ZDevil]

Thanks, mathemajikian. This seems a very good starting point. Does it mean you have to write the Makefiles and PLIST by hand yourself? And how do you package up the builds into the package .tgz ? I have taken a brief look into the file structure of some sample packages, but I just want to be sure what I do is the standard way of porting.

To jpmatrix: thanks for offering to host the packages! Coincidentally I will be away for a week from 24 May. Will take this couple of weeks to explore and do experiments.

Now building xchm and its dependencies (wxGTK, xmlpc++, chmlib) ...

[mathemajikian]

Thanks, mathemajikian. This seems a very good starting point. Does it mean you have to write the Makefiles and PLIST by hand yourself? And how do you package up the builds into the package .tgz ?

If you are trying to create a package for a port which isn't already in the ports collection, then you'll have to generate the Makefile and PLIST plus any other misc files. However, if you are just building ports which are already in the ports collection then:

# cd /usr/ports/packages/arm/all
# ls

and you'll see that the packages have been created for you during the normal make install process. I'm assuming you knew this.........

[jpmatrix]

However, if you are just building ports which are already in the ports collection then:

# cd /usr/ports/packages/arm/all
# ls

and you'll see that the packages have been created for you during the normal make install process. I'm assuming you knew this.........

by the way, can you explain us (openbsd newbie), why there are 3 directories (all, cdrom, ftp) with the same .tgz in them ??? and can we safely delete some to make some room ?